Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Approximate area. The map shows only a rough area for this place, not an exact location.
Real history
Belmont was founded after a silver strike in 1865 and became the Nye County seat in 1867. Several mines closed by 1887 and the county seat moved to Tonopah in 1905. It is a historic district on the National Register (Wikipedia).
Sources differ on its size: a rumored 1870s population of 15,000 is described by Wikipedia as highly unlikely (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.
Then and now
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